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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the coroner's inquest into De Lisle's death held?

2. Who does Melinda visit twice, trying to convince this person that Vic killed De Lisle?

3. What animal does Cameron remind Vic of?

4. How does Vic lose all his weight?

5. Who is Don Wilson's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does June Wilson tell Vic about her husband?

2. What inspires Brian's new poem?

3. What does Brian Ryder do while a guest in Vic's home that upsets Vic?

4. What are both Vic and Melinda happy to hear about Trixie?

5. Why does Don Wilson move out of town?

6. What does Cameron play that grates on Vic's nerves in Part IV?

7. How do Vic's and Melinda's friends react to Melinda's behavior after De Lisle's death?

8. What does Melinda tell Vic that she will do late in Part IV that shocks him?

9. What does Tony propose for dinner that makes Vic very angry?

10. What does Horace tell Vic he suspects about Carpenter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Highsmith handle the topic, overall, of deception? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Melinda so convinced that Vic really did kill De Lisle, but no one else in town thinks this is the case? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When does Vic decide to kill Cameron, and how does he plan to get away with murder again? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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